In this episode of The Mindful Womb Podcast, Clara is joined by pediatrician and integrative medicine practitioner Dr. Joel Gator Warsh for a calm, evidence-based conversation about routine newborn interventions and how families can navigate them with clarity rather than fear.

Together, they explore the why behind common recommendations — without oversimplification or pressure — so parents can feel informed, grounded, and confident in their choices.

What You’ll Learn

• Why newborn medical decisions often feel overwhelming
• What vitamin K does and how it reduces the risk of rare but serious bleeding
• What erythromycin eye ointment actually prevents
• Why hepatitis B vaccination is offered at birth — and how guidance is evolving
• How to think about individual risk vs. population-level recommendations
• The nuance around Group B strep and antibiotics in labor
• What the evidence actually shows about Tylenol, vaccines, and autism
• How to evaluate health information without falling into extremes

Learn More from Dr. Gator

Dr. Gator shares more in his book “Between a Shot and a Hard Place” and on his Substack, Instagram, and X accounts—platforms dedicated to bridging the space between polarized medical narratives.

Check out this episode’s blog post for more!

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Birth is inherently uncertain — and that uncertainty is not something to fear. It’s where flexibility, trust, and empowerment live.

In this episode of The Mindful Womb Podcast, Clara is joined by Bec Conant (she/her) — a doula, prenatal and postnatal yoga teacher, and hypnobirthing educator with over 25 years of experience — for a reassuring conversation about releasing the myth of the “perfect birth” and learning how to work with whatever unfolds.

Together, they explore how true preparation isn’t about controlling outcomes, but about building the confidence and presence to meet each moment as it arrives.

What You’ll Learn

• Why there is no single “right way” to give birth
• How letting go of outcome-attachment can reduce disappointment
• What it means to build a birth “tool basket” without guarantees
• The difference between sensation and pain in labor
• How fear and tension can intensify discomfort
• Simple ways to calm the nervous system during labor
• Why no one fails at birth, even when plans change

As Bec beautifully reminds us:

“Nobody fails at birth. You can work with anything that comes up — as long as you keep working with it.”

Learn More from Bec

Explore Bec’s work — including prenatal yoga, hypnobirthing, and The Om Birth Approach — at:
🌐 www.ombirthsboston.com

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Birth is one of the most profound rites of passage a birthing person can experience — yet in modern culture, it is often shaped by fear, urgency, and medicalization rather than trust, presence, and reverence.

In this deeply grounding episode of The Mindful Womb Podcast, Clara is joined by midwife and mentor Anna Lundqvist of Sacred Birth International for a rich conversation about reclaiming birth as a physiological, sacred, and transformational experience. Together, they explore what happens when birth is left undisturbed, how fear biologically alters labor, and why presence may be one of the most powerful tools in the birth space.

This episode is an invitation — to slow down, to trust the body’s wisdom, and to remember birth not as something to be managed, but something to be honored.

What You’ll Learn

• What physiological birth truly means — and why it’s more than just “unmedicated birth”
• How fear activates the nervous system and can slow or stall labor
• Why oxytocin and endorphins thrive in safety, privacy, and emotional trust
• How modern birth environments often trigger biological danger responses
• Birth as a rite of passage — shedding one identity and stepping into another
• The sacred art of space holding for doulas, midwives, and birth supporters
• Why nervous system regulation is essential in the birth space
• Daily practices that support presence, intuition, and longevity in birth work
• How home birth fits into the global birth safety conversation
• Why every birth — including those involving intervention — can still be sacred

Resources

To learn more about Anna’s work and her Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship, visit sacredbirthinternational.com or follow @sacredbirthinternational on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

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